Word of Mouth

A New Introduction to Language and Communication

Description - Word of Mouth by Geoffrey Finch

A popular introduction to language and communication written for those with a general or academic interest in the field. Geoffrey Finch introduces readers to debates about the evolution, structure, psychology and function of language in a jargon-free way. The book focuses on various issues and topics in the study of language, such as communication, media, structure and society, rather than on linguistic concepts "per se", and assumes no prior knowledge of language study.

Author Biography - Geoffrey Finch

GEOFF FINCH has taught English at universities in New Zealand and Nigeria and is Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Anglia Polytechnic University, where he lectures and writes on both language and literature. He is the author of How to Study Linguistics and Linguistic Terms and Concepts, both of which are in Palgrave Macmillan's How to Study series.